Undergrad sues UKM over right to peaceful assembly


Asheeq Ali Sethi Alivi, 21,(left) who is a law student at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), spoke to media about his lawsuit at the KL Court complex here yesterday.Beside him is his lawyer A.Surendra.

KUALA LUMPUR: An undergra­duate has taken a university and two others to court, stating that it is his constitutional right to freedom of expression and assemble peacefully.

In his court papers, Asheeq Ali Sethi Alivi, 21 (pic), named Univer­siti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), the Higher Education Minister and the Government as defendants.

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